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Actor or Actress: Christopher Walken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Walken
Fact 1: He was a child star
Fact 2: He worked as a lion tamer
Fact 3: He almost ran for president -
Fashion
https://www.retrowaste.com/1980s/fashion-in-the-1980s/1980s-fashion-for-women-girls/
Fact 1: A new fashion style called Minimalism was introduced in the 1980’s
Fact 2: Many women at the time wanted to look more masculine so they could achieve higher job positions
Fact 3: In the late 1980’s women's skirts and shoulder pads became smaller and smaller -
Toys
http://www.listchallenges.com/100-popular-toys-from-the-1980s
Fact 1: In 1986 a TV show called Popples appeared and gave each Popple it’s own background
Fact 2: Shipments of the toys (Pound Puppies) over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries
Fact 3: Zoids were released in Europe in 1984 -
United States President: Ronald Regean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
Fact 1: Shirley Temple considered Reagan one of her best screen kissers
Fact 2: Ronald Reagan only became a Republican in 1962
Fact 3: Ronald Reagan won the presidency at his third attempt -
Movie: E.T.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/20-fascinating-facts-about-et-the-extra-terrestrial?utm_term=.jewXL2xDV#.kr1p7qx60
Fact 1: Elliott was originally supposed to lure E.T. into the house with M&Ms
Fact 2: E.T.'s face was modeled after the poet Carl Sandburg, a pug, and Albert Einstein
Fact 3: All the puppetry was performed by a 2'10" stuntman, except for the scenes in the kitchen: Those were done by a 10-year-old boy who was born without legs but was an expert on walking on his hands -
Technology: The CD
https://www.philips.com/a-w/research/technologies/cd/beginning.html
Fact 1: They are 1.2 mm thick
Fact 2: The music on a CD is imprinted in the form of pits of varying length on a spiral track 3.52 miles
Fact 3: The first commercial compact disc was produced on 17 August 1982 -
T.V. or Radio Show: Cheers
http://mentalfloss.com/article/56133/30-things-you-might-not-know-about-cheers
Fact 1: Sam Malone was a professional football player
Fact 2: Ted Danson attended bar tending school
Fact 3: Some dialogue came from real bar conversations -
Music
http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1980s-1161 Artist 1: Michael Jackson
Fact: Michael Jackson is The Most-Awarded Artist Of All Time
Artist 2: Prince
Fact: He simultaneously held the number one spots for film, single, and album
Artist 3: Madonna
Fact: When she was little, Madonna dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer -
News Event: Space Shuttle Challenger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Fact 1: The Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight
Fact 2: The launch was delayed several times for 6 days
Fact 3: Forecasts for January 28 predicted an unusually cold morning, with temperatures close to 30 °F, the minimum temperature permitted for launch. The Shuttle was never certified to operate in temperatures that low -
Transportation: The Ferrari F40
https://www.thrillist.com/cars/the-10-best-cars-of-the-1980s
Fact 1: The F40 was conceived by Enzo Ferrari before his 90th birthday
Fact 2: The 1st 200 mph+ production road car
Fact 3: Ferrari initially proposed to limit the production to 300 examples, but demand kept on coming so eventually 1315 were made -
Sports Figure: Joe Montana
http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/sports-and-games/sports-biographies/joe-montana
Fact 1: Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to victory in four Super Bowls
Fact 2: Throughout his sixteen-year career in the NFL, Montana picked up Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors twice
Fact 3: Born June 11 in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
